Clandestine Childhood (2011)

Original title

Infancia clandestina

Directed by

Benjamín Ávila

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Argentina, Brazil, Spain

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

11

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up in 1970s Argentina with parents who are political militants hiding from the dictatorship. His family must maintain a secret identity while he navigates childhood and first love.

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What happens

Clandestine Childhood (Spanish: Infancia clandestina) is a 2011 historical drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Benjamín Ávila, starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio and César Troncoso. Critically acclaimed, the film won ten awards from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences and five awards from the Argentine Film Critics Association, including the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. It was Argentina's submission for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film to be presented in February 2013 at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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